Principal Mechanical Design Engineer Hertfordshire

Principal Mechanical Design Engineer

Pay: £40 – £50 per hour via umbrella

Location:

Stevenage or Bristol

Contract:

6 months

Hours:

Monday – Friday, 37 hours per week

Security Clearance:
Security Cleared but can start on BPSS, UK Eyes only

• Carry out mechanical design and proving activities for prime and variant products, including piece parts and assemblies.
• Support and liaise with manufacturing to resolve production problems and defects.
• Support functional and environmental testing and trials.
• Liaise with suppliers/purchasing to resolve technical queries.
• Plan and report on day‑to‑day activities to meet project milestones.
• Clarify and help generate requirements, challenging extraneous requirements to reduce lead time, UPC, and design complexity.

• Experience using Creo 3D design tool.
• Appreciation of other engineering domains.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes, tolerance studies, environmental testing, mass property calculations, material selection, FMEA, design for manufacture/assembly, environmental gasket sealing, structural design, defence standards, review processes, product life cycles, industrial validation.
• Ability to work as part of a multifunctional engineering team and participate or host design reviews.

Please send your updated CV to Natalie Dalkin at Line Up Aviation.